To Look Young For Life: Skinny Before 40, Fat After?

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Nicki

fat and skinny Originally uploaded by sladoo21 That’s the word based upon a series of twin studies in the October 2009 issue of Allure. According to the studies, less fat distribution before age 40 makes people look younger, accentuating the cheekbones and the youthful contours of the face. However, after age 40, excess fat tends to make people look younger, softening fine lines and wrinkles, and making the loosened collagen of the face (e.g., “jowls”) appear less noticeable. So how much fat is too much? No... read more

Product Line Review: Hard Night, Good Morning

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Nicki

2009.09.29--Hard Night Good Morning Complete Line

Benjamin Franklin once famously said, “A penny of prevention is worth an ounce of cure.” And maybe that’s the case, but when you’ve found that you’ve stayed out too late and have the inevitable morning-after skin, well, that’s where Hard Night, Good Morning comes in. A luxuriously priced skin care line (items are $52-$124 with the current 20% discount, and the complete set is a cool $556.50), Hard Night, Good Morning features an exotic array of antioxidants and soothing ingredients to help recover the... read more

How “Aging Backwards” Works: Interview with Founder and President Jackie Silver

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Nicki

Recently, I became acquainted with the lovely and intelligent Jackie Silver, the Founder and President of Aging Backwards, a lifestyle program dedicated to making you look and feel younger. What pleasantly surprised me, though, was that unlike other “age-reversal” gurus, Jackie is refreshingly realistic, advising her clients to simply “take up one or two tips at a time” and to “start slow…the small habits add up over time.” Her realism, patience, and confidence really influenced me, and I wanted... read more

Is There a “Tipping Point” of Aging?

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Nicki

Attractiveness by Age Originally uploaded by manitou2121 Recently, the Procter & Gamble-owned company SK-II identified that skin’s elasticity and resilience decreases by the greatest amount at age 35. The company measured skin quality in 100 women between ages 25 and 55, and while elasticity and resilience decreased throughout a woman’s twenties and early thirties, it was found to precipitously drop at age 35. As dermatologist Dr. Jeannie Downie, M.D. tells Elle magazine, “I totally notice a tipping point with my... read more

Lumixyl: the New Hydroquinone?

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Nicki

Almost everyone worries about those dreaded dark spots in their lifetime – that is, sun spots, age spots, liver spots. (haha ) All joking aside, hyperpigmentation and melasma often require serious treatments. And since 1982, the gold standard in dermatologists’ offices has been hydroquinone, a potent tyrosinase inhibitor that may also work by inducing cytotoxicity in melanocytes. However, even though hydroquinone has been found in numerous studies to be safe (as mentioned in a 2006 review in the Journal of the American... read more

An Apple a Day Keeps the Derm Away…For Longer?

Posted on September 19, 2009 by Nicki

That’s what the latest research from two companies, Skinceuticals and L’Oreal, seems to suggest. The two companies actually reportedly came together for the development of Skinceuticals Phloretin CF, featuring new ingredient phloretin, an antioxidant compound that is naturally found in the flesh and skin of apples. Preliminary research demonstrates that it is basically a super antioxidant that not only fights free radicals, but also protects against DNA damage and penetrates well into the skin. According to Dr.... read more

Site is moving & remodeling!

Posted on September 15, 2009 by Nicki

Exciting changes are happening at FutureDerm.com. Right now, we are getting a new look (and awesome drop-down menus) courtesy of Unique Blog Designs. We are also completely moving the site from FutureDerm.WordPress.com to FutureDerm.com, so please change your bookmarks. Hopefully the revamp will be complete within a week or so. Please excuse any difficulties until then! read more

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